Nicole Martin is Chief Empowerment Officer and Founder of HR Boost, LLC, a HR Shared Services consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois. In recognition of her professional excellence as well as her community, Nicole has been honored by multiple organizations including most recently as one of Mirror Review’s 10 Game Changing Women in 2019. Awardee of Business Excellence by the Chicago Daily Herald and a 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year Champion by Enterprising Women Magazine. A sought-after expert, her knowledge and advice have been featured in newspapers and magazines throughout the country. In addition, Nicole is the host online of HR in the Fast Lane and contributing writer for the Chicago Business Journal. Nicole has authored, International Literary Award and Amazon Best Seller, The Talent Emergency, the accompanying Talent Energy Guidebook, The Human Side of Profitability, The Power of Joy & Purpose, and her newly released co-authored book No Fear Negotiation for Women.

Nicole serves on a number of Boards dedicated to Human Capital, Culture and HR Excellence of which include Best and Brightest® Companies to Work For, Social Service in the community and Women in the community and Women in Business. To learn more about Nicole, go to www.hrboost.com or www.nicolemartin.live.